2012 Montana House of Representatives election

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2012 Montana House of Representatives election
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  2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014  

All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Registered681,608 [1]
Increase2.svg4.65%
Turnout72.18% [1]
Increase2.svg15.82%
 Majority partyMinority party
  No image.svg No image.svg
Leader Mark Blasdel Chuck Hunter
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 10th district 79th district
Last election6832
Seats won6139
Seat changeDecrease2.svg7Increase2.svg7
Popular vote256,265180,446
Percentage57.58%40.54%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.38%Increase2.svg2.99%

2012 Montana State House election.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Republican gain

Speaker before election

Mike Milburn
Republican

Elected Speaker

Mark Blasdel
Republican

An election was held on November 6, 2012 to elect all 100 members to Montana's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor and State Senate. The primary election was held on June 5, 2012.

Contents

Republicans retained control of the House despite a net loss of seven seats, winning 61 seats compared to 39 seats for the Democrats.

Results

Statewide

Statewide results of the 2012 Montana House of Representatives election: [2]

PartyCandi-
dates
VotesSeats
No. %+/–No.+/– %
Republican Party 94256,26557.58%Decrease2.svg3.38%61Decrease2.svg761.00%
Democratic Party 83180,44640.54%Increase2.svg2.99%39Increase2.svg739.00%
Independent 34,3710.98%Increase2.svg0.81%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Libertarian Party 74,0120.90%Increase2.svg0.31%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Total187445,094100.00%Steady2.svg100Steady2.svg100.00%

District

Results of the 2012 Montana House of Representatives election by district: [2]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotal
Votes
Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%
1st district --3,165100.00%--3,165Republican Hold
2nd district --4,183100.00%--4,183Republican Hold
3rd district 1,99643.73%2,33351.12%2355.15%4,564Republican Hold
4th district 2,83254.23%2,39045.77%--5,222Democratic GAIN
5th district 1,48425.28%4,38774.72%--5,871Republican Hold
6th district 2,11733.13%4,27366.87%--6,390Republican Hold
7th district 1,28831.01%2,86568.99%--4,153Republican Hold
8th district 1,52740.42%2,25159.58%--3,778Republican Hold
9th district 1,91232.55%3,96267.45%--5,874Republican Hold
10th district 1,55025.20%4,60274.80%--6,152Republican Hold
11th district 1,77733.39%3,54566.61%--5,322Republican Hold
12th district 1,71240.31%2,53559.69%--4,247Republican Hold
13th district 1,28924.47%3,97875.53%--5,267Republican Hold
14th district 1,43129.25%2,40849.22%1,05321.52%4,892Republican Hold
15th district 1,96957.66%1,44642.34%--3,415Democratic GAIN
16th district 1,93466.83%96033.17%--2,894Democratic GAIN
17th district 1,95945.34%2,36254.66%--4,321Republican Hold
18th district 1,75233.93%3,41266.07%--5,164Republican Hold
19th district 1,97943.13%2,60956.87%--4,588Republican Hold
20th district 1,65748.38%1,76851.62%--3,425Republican Hold
21st district 2,03255.44%1,63344.56%--3,665Democratic Hold
22nd district 1,63853.65%1,41546.35%--3,053Democratic Hold
23rd district 1,78060.59%1,15839.41%--2,938Democratic Hold
24th district 84941.37%1,20358.63%--2,052Republican Hold
25th district 2,57150.73%2,49749.27%--5,068Democratic GAIN
26th district 2,39170.84%--98429.16%3,375Democratic Hold
27th district --3,172100.00%--3,172Republican Hold
28th district --3,514100.00%--3,514Republican Hold
29th district --3,664100.00%--3,664Republican Hold
30th district --4,068100.00%--4,068Republican Hold
31st district 1,986100.00%----1,986Democratic Hold
32nd district 2,409100.00%----2,409Democratic Hold
33rd district 1,66745.72%1,97954.28%--3,646Republican Hold
34th district 1,59445.21%1,93254.79%--3,526Republican Hold
35th district 1,52934.12%2,95265.88%--4,481Republican Hold
36th district --3,488100.00%--3,488Republican Hold
37th district --3,745100.00%--3,745Republican Hold
38th district 1,84742.87%2,46157.13%--4,308Republican Hold
39th district --4,225100.00%--4,225Republican Hold
40th district 3,121100.00%----3,121Democratic Hold
41st district 1,35956.32%1,05443.68%--2,413Democratic GAIN
42nd district 2,610100.00%----2,610Democratic Hold
43rd district 1,16125.13%3,45974.87%--4,620Republican Hold
44th district 1,60538.47%2,56761.53%--4,172Republican Hold
45th district 1,29928.54%3,25271.46%--4,551Republican Hold
46th district --5,762100.00%--5,762Republican Hold
47th district 2,18242.68%2,93057.32%--5,112Republican Hold
48th district 1,72241.24%2,45458.76%--4,176Republican Hold
49th district 1,94961.70%1,21038.30%--3,159Democratic Hold
50th district 1,85845.31%2,24354.69%--4,101Republican Hold
51st district 1,98567.49%95632.51%--2,941Democratic Hold
52nd district 2,12261.78%1,31338.22%--3,435Democratic Hold
53rd district 1,62147.04%1,82552.96%--3,446Republican Hold
54th district 1,93158.69%1,35941.31%--3,290Democratic Hold
55th district 1,92436.85%3,29763.15%--5,221Republican Hold
56th district --4,255100.00%--4,255Republican Hold
57th district 1,99829.50%4,77570.50%--6,773Republican Hold
58th district 1,88941.48%2,66558.52%--4,554Republican Hold
59th district 2,51448.56%2,66351.44%--5,177Republican Hold
60th district 1,53830.65%3,48069.35%--5,018Republican Hold
61st district --4,487100.00%--4,487Republican Hold
62nd district 2,43153.69%2,09746.31%--4,528Democratic GAIN
63rd district 3,56751.02%3,42548.98%--6,992Democratic GAIN
64th district 3,70863.03%2,17536.97%--5,883Democratic Hold
65th district 2,29869.91%98930.09%--3,287Democratic Hold
66th district 3,27068.58%1,49831.42%--4,768Democratic Hold
67th district --5,548100.00%--5,548Republican Hold
68th district --4,724100.00%--4,724Republican Hold
69th district --5,642100.00%--5,642Republican Hold
70th district 2,34736.87%3,18249.98%83713.15%6,366Republican Hold
71st district --3,31157.17%2,48142.83%5,792Republican Hold
72nd district 1,18625.43%3,47774.57%--4,663Republican Hold
73rd district 2,78866.10%1,43033.90%--4,218Democratic Hold
74th district 2,67554.75%2,21145.25%--4,886Democratic GAIN
75th district 2,87572.91%1,06827.09%--3,943Democratic Hold
76th district 2,827100.00%----2,827Democratic Hold
77th district 2,41843.16%3,18456.84%--5,602Republican Hold
78th district 2,11647.80%2,31152.20%--4,427Republican Hold
79th district 3,02762.07%1,85037.93%--4,877Democratic Hold
80th district 2,27344.50%2,83555.50%--5,108Republican Hold
81st district 2,91972.76%1,09327.24%--4,012Democratic Hold
82nd district 2,78954.11%2,36545.89%--5,154Democratic Hold
83rd district 1,86636.42%3,25763.58%--5,123Republican Hold
84th district 1,49626.88%3,63265.27%4377.85%5,565Republican Hold
85th district 1,57351.81%1,46348.19%--3,036Democratic Hold
86th district 3,12669.39%1,37930.61%--4,505Democratic Hold
87th district 1,27723.32%3,74968.45%4518.23%5,477Republican Hold
88th district 1,81536.93%2,88358.66%2174.42%4,915Republican Hold
89th district 1,67029.30%3,65764.16%3736.54%5,700Republican Hold
90th district --3,55272.98%1,31527.02%4,867Republican Hold
91st district 2,23249.50%2,27750.50%--4,509Republican GAIN
92nd district 3,71266.59%1,86233.41%--5,574Democratic Hold
93rd district 3,47565.14%1,86034.86%--5,335Democratic Hold
94th district 3,27164.07%1,83435.93%--5,105Democratic Hold
95th district 3,00663.52%1,72636.48%--4,732Democratic Hold
96th district 3,08866.57%1,55133.43%--4,639Democratic Hold
97th district 3,16665.75%1,64934.25%--4,815Democratic Hold
98th district 3,47258.45%2,46841.55%--5,940Democratic Hold
99th district 3,79266.63%1,89933.37%--5,691Democratic Hold
100th district 2,04944.02%2,60655.98%--4,655Republican Hold
Total180,44640.54%256,26557.58%8,3831.88%445,094

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